Wonderful Life

The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

Autori

• Gould Stephen Jay

Parametri

• Natura
• Natura, animali
• Saggistica
• Scienze Naturali
• Storia

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

Basing his argument around the history of science's treatment of the fossils of the Burgess shale, the author presents a view of evolution as a non-progressive system, which saw a wide range of early designs for life winnowed down to the relatively few basic designs that exist today.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1991

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